The Grachonok class, Russian designation Project 21980 ''Grachonok'', is a class of anti-saboteur and large guard boats being built for the
Russian Navy. The class is designed to combat sabotage and terrorist forces and means in the waters off bases and near the approaches to them, as well as to assist the
in solving the problems of preservation and protection of the state border of
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...
. Twenty-seven boats were built since 2008.
History
In October 2017, four additional ships were ordered by the
National Guard of Russia
The National Guard of the Russian Federation (russian: Федеральная служба войск национальной гвардии Российской Федерации , translit = Federal'naya sluzhba voysk natsional'noy gvard ...
. These ships are intended for protection of the
Crimean Bridge
The Crimean Bridge ( rus, Крымский мост, r=Krymskiy most, p=ˈkrɨmskʲij most), also called Kerch Strait Bridge or Kerch Bridge, is a pair of parallel bridges, one for a four-lane road and one for a double-track railway, spanning t ...
.
Ships
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{{Soviet and Russian ships after 1945
Patrol vessels of the Russian Navy
Patrol boat classes